Events

Thursday September 7th at 6 PM

Drink&Collage is an evening where you get to know the world of collage art by making it yourself. Participants' fee 35 € to be paid at the gallery at the start of the workshop. Group is now fully booked.

Tuesday October 3, from 5-7 PM

Welcome to two exhibition openings on Tuesday October 3rd 5-7 PM. In our Tile Gallery Tero Makkonen's mystical night time views can be seen in the photo exhibition Lepäävä kuu. Tini Sauvo's glimmering textile works glow in the Cellar gallery, with the theme Firmamento, celestial sphere. Spaces and artworks are connected by the sound world created by Esa Lindroos. In our Book Gallery space Tiina Eräpuu’s exhibition Verhot auki consists of drawings, prints and artist books. Both exhibitions are open until October 21st, 2023.

Thursday September 7th at 6 PM

Drink&Collage is an evening where you get to know the world of collage art by making it yourself. Participants' fee 35 € to be paid at the gallery at the start of the workshop. Sign up now!

Aug 22nd, 6 PM

Thursday August 17th from 5PM

Welcome to the Night of the Arts at Laterna Magica! We have two exhibition openings from 5 PM. In our Tile and Cellar Galleries Kenneth Jimenez's Verolís and Roberto Murilloa Arias' Things I Want You to Remember, photography from Costa Rica. In our Book Gallery Pekka Aino, Erkki Peltomaa and Hannu Peltomaa: Perforated Hide- snapshots by Finnish film-makers in the 1970s and 1980s. After 7.30 PM, two live gigs, first Muovi Makkonen and at around 8.30 PM Sörnäinen, acoustic!

Tuesday July 18th at 6 PM

Drink&Collage is an evening where you get to know the world of collage art by making it yourself. In our summer workshop we have a special guest with us: artist Petra Giacomelli, whose exhibition Heinäkuun yö - July Night in Laterna Magica's cellar galleries consists of collage paintings on paper and canvas, artist books, beeswax sculptures and a musical videowork. We get to hear about her work methods before the start of the workshop. Participants' fee 35 € to be paid at the gallery at the start of the workshop. Sign up now!

Tuesday June 27, 5-7 PM

Welcome to exhibition openings on Tuesday June 27th from 5-7 PM. Opening in the Tile and Cellar galleries Petra Giacomelli's ”Heinäkuun Yö - A July Night" is an exhibition inspired by a surrealist short story written by Bruno Schultz (1892-1942). The exhibition consists of collage paintings on paper and canvas, artist books, beeswax sculptures and a musical videowork. In our Book Gallery we have ceramic sculptures in Sami Rinne's exhibition Ote yksisarvisten elämästä - A Glimpse into the lives of the unicorns, which depicts the joys and sorrows in the lives of the unicorns.

Sat June 17th from 1-3 PM

Meet the artists at the gallery on the last day of the exhibitions. In Laterna Magica's Tile and Cellar galleries: Ville Pirinen's exhibition and sound world Brush pen on paper. In our Book Gallery Paula Haapalahti's photography exhibition Square #65 - Välitila - The Space between.

Cellar Gallery

Ville Pirinen Combat School rolls, wails and crawls in circles in the wasteland between the traditional singer-songwritership and experimental rock. The band consists of Jutta Luhtinen playing drums and synthesizers and Ville Pirinen who sings and plays bass guitar. Tickets 5 €

June 1st at 6 PM

Pretty Marc Duo (Marc Aulén ja Antti Porkka) performs in the Laterna Magica Cellar Gallery on Thursday June 1st at 6 PM. The duo will play the songs of Pretty Marc rock'n roll band acoustically. Tickets 7 €

Fri May 26th at 6 PM

In May Äänen Lumo brings the composer John McCowen for a visit in Helsinki, to perform his solo pieces for contrabass clarinet. His work focuses on expanding the limits of the clarinet by embracing multiphonic drones and beating harmonics. Tickets 5 €

Tue May 2nd 5-7 PM

Welcome to two exhibition openings on Tuesday May 2nd from 5-7 PM.In Laterna Magica's Tile and Cellar galleries: The graduating exhibition Maailmassani - In My World by Helsinki Art School students and in the spring exhibition by Toimela print workshop. This group exhibition presents fine art prints from Toimela print maker courses which are lead by Sari Bremer.

Tuesday April 4th 5-7 PM

Welcome to two exhibition openings on Tuesday April 4th from 5-7 PM. In Laterna Magica's Tile and Cellar galleries the exhibition by Jyrki Sinisalo and Mari Vallemaa OMNIA MEA MECUM PORTO -All that is mine I carry with me consists of light art, installations and collages. In the Book Gallery space we have photography by Edith Södergran (1892-1923) in an exhibition Maailma on minun - The World is Mine which will also be published as a book (Agneta Rahikainen and Eira Sillanpää eds.) on the opening night.

Sat April 1st from 1-3 PM

Essi Hurme's exhibition in Laterna Magica's Book Gallery Joitakuita - Someones consists of ceramic sculptures and pastel paintings. Meet the artist at the gallery on the last day of the exhibition on Saturday April 1st from 1-3 PM. Warm welcome.

Sat March 25 from 1-3 PM

Meet the Artists Miia Kallio and Otto Santala in their joint exhibition Esteitä - Obstacles in Laterna Magica's Tile and Cellar galleries.